Liz Ellis has taken a swipe at Rugby Australia, saying on Sports Sunday that the governing body needs to “either censure or sack Israel Folau” over comments about homosexual people the Wallabies star made on social media.

Folau has been under the pump this week after an Instagram follower asked him about god’s plan for gay people, to which the injured fullback responded “HELL”.

“They don’t want rugby to be seen as being played by affluent, white men, and the occasional islander athlete like Izzy Folau.

“Rightfully, they want to be seen as the sport that is inclusive of everybody, regardless of your religion or your gender or your sexuality.”

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While Ellis said Folau was allowed to put whatever he wants out on social media, the cross-code star then needed “to face the consequences”.

“To me, this is not about religion, it’s about a test for Raelene Castle,” Ellis said.

“They’ve got his new brand of inclusiveness, they’ve fined players before under their code of conduct for calling people homophobic names on the field.”

Ellis suggested the governing body had not been more emphatic in going after Folau for his comments as they are currently in contract negotiations with the three-time John Eales Medallist, whose current contract expires at the end of 2018.

The former NRL star has been linked with a move back to the 13-man game, with Titans coach Garth Brennan revealing he was keen to bring Folau to the Gold Coast.

Folau has also said “there’s plenty of options on the line” with regards to where he’ll be playing next year.

“They all feel like they’ve got to tiptoe around him,” Ellis said, before saying RA needed to show some backbone and “stand by” their inclusiveness policy:

“You either censure or sack Israel Folau, or you say, ‘You know what? That inclusiveness doesn’t matter when you’re our best player.’”

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